The freeze seeks to clamp down on applicants likely to need public benefits.

The US State Department is implementing a pause on all visa processing for 75 countries starting January 21, 2026, as part of efforts to prevent applicants likely to become public charges from ...

The United States is indefinitely suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries in another expansion of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State ...

The state department cites welfare use as it pauses visa processing for Brazil, Iran, Russia, Somalia and others People affected by the US visa freeze: share your experience The Donald Trump ...

Ask any traveller what the biggest challenges they’ve faced are, and you can be sure that visa application will be at the top ...

Overall, I am baffled by the situation my fiancée and myself find ourselves in.

President Trump’s administration will stop processing immigrant visas for people from 75 countries beginning Jan. 21, the State Department announced Wednesday.

The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa-processing services for citizens of 75 nations due to a likelihood they will need public support.